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security forces in pakistan's largest city, karachi, have been authorized to shoot on sight anyone they believe is involved in violence. at least 65 people have been killed in gratia since tuesday. the current unrest is blamed on armed gangs. many shops and foreign offices were closed. here is this report. >> armed troops to stand on guard on the streets of pakistan's business and commercial capital. three days of violence have been the worst karachi has seen this year. target killings and drive-by shootings are widely blamed on armed gangs linked to rival political parties. >> killing and violence has increased so much. no one is safe anymore. >> this is the heart of karachi's main shopping thi district. as you can see, today they are deserted. most people did not go to work or open businesses because they are afraid of more violence. >> many of those who were shot dead were ordinary people going about their daily lives. some were killed just for their ethnicity. the most powerful political party here, mqm, represents the curfew speaking majority. -- erdu speaking majority. last week,
security forces in pakistan's largest city, karachi, have been authorized to shoot on sight anyone they believe is involved in violence. at least 65 people have been killed in gratia since tuesday. the current unrest is blamed on armed gangs. many shops and foreign offices were closed. here is this report. >> armed troops to stand on guard on the streets of pakistan's business and commercial capital. three days of violence have been the worst karachi has seen this year. target killings...
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security forces of pakistan's largest city has been authorized to shoot on sight anyone who is believed to be involved in violence. five people have been killed since tuesday. the current unrest is blamed on armed gangs from rival political groups. friday was a day of mourning. the offices were closed. armed troops stand on guard on the streets of the business and commercial capital. three days of violence have been the worst karachi has seen this year. target killings and drive-by shootings are blamed on the gangs thanks to rival political parties. >> we're worried that the killings and violence have increased so much, no one is safe. this is the heart of the main shopping district. the streets here are normally bustling with shoppers. today, there are deserters. most people did not go to work. they are afraid of more violence. >> many of those shot dead in the recent killings were ordinary people going about their daily lives. some of them were killed. the most powerful political party represents iraqi's majority. the national party is supported by the working class. both are part of
security forces of pakistan's largest city has been authorized to shoot on sight anyone who is believed to be involved in violence. five people have been killed since tuesday. the current unrest is blamed on armed gangs from rival political groups. friday was a day of mourning. the offices were closed. armed troops stand on guard on the streets of the business and commercial capital. three days of violence have been the worst karachi has seen this year. target killings and drive-by shootings...
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minister says the three widows of osama bin laden have been charged with illegally entering and living in pakistan. the three women thought to be two saudi arabians and a yes, ma'amny were taken into custody by americans. the prime minister of ivory coast has resigned, saying he could no longer exercise his executive powers. his departure will pave the way for a broader coalition government. the president of ivory coast will now be free to appoint a prime minister from the party, which came in second in last year's elections. you're watching "newsday" on the bbc. live from singapore and london. still to come on the program, the south of recovery. we meet the survivors finding happiness through drumming. >> the wanted poster for an embattled king. a relic of the english civil war is solved at auction. it's time for a newspaper review and a brief look at stories making headlines around the world. let's begin with "the financial times," leading with the murdocks facing fresh pressure from the british communications regulator. the paper reports that offcom will assess if they should still hold a broad
minister says the three widows of osama bin laden have been charged with illegally entering and living in pakistan. the three women thought to be two saudi arabians and a yes, ma'amny were taken into custody by americans. the prime minister of ivory coast has resigned, saying he could no longer exercise his executive powers. his departure will pave the way for a broader coalition government. the president of ivory coast will now be free to appoint a prime minister from the party, which came in...
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pakistan closed the supply routes last november, when a u.s. air strike killed two dozen pakistani troops. on wall street, a bank bailout in spain did little to encourage investors. the dow jones industrial avera lost nearly 143 points to close at 12,411. it had been up 100 points in early trading. the nasdaq fell 48 points to close at 2,809. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we turn again to the european economic crisis and the problems it poses here and globally. one of europe's larger economies in spain is especially threatened. this weekend, leaders announced a major bailout of its troubled banks. but once again, there are questions about the latest rescue package. markets around the world initially soared today on hopes that a new rescue package would go a long way toward bolstering spain's ailing bank sector. but the early optimism was overtaken by worries that the bailout isn't enough. >> ( translated ): spain's problems have not been solved. they have just been moved. the clock for the eurozo
pakistan closed the supply routes last november, when a u.s. air strike killed two dozen pakistani troops. on wall street, a bank bailout in spain did little to encourage investors. the dow jones industrial avera lost nearly 143 points to close at 12,411. it had been up 100 points in early trading. the nasdaq fell 48 points to close at 2,809. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we turn again to the european economic crisis and the problems it...